2008 Ford Taurus Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2008 Ford Taurus covers the four-door sedan in two trims, Limited and SEL, with one engine: the naturally aspirated 3.5L DOHC V6 on gasoline. Procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are all built around that V6 and that body, so there is no need to sort through alternate engines before finding the right figure, whether the job is on the DOHC V6 itself or in the sedan's wiring.

Engines covered

• 3.5L V6 (213 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Limited
• SEL

Known issues on the 2008 Taurus. One recall is on federal record for this model year: the driver's frontal air bag may inflate improperly during its second stage in a high-speed crash, which raises the risk of injury rather than lowering it. Owners have lodged 175 complaints with NHTSA, and they fall mainly on the power train, steering and vehicle speed control. The air bag system, the power train, the steering and the speed control are all covered by the manual's procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the 3.5L DOHC V6 sedan.